Crystal Palace midfielder Ebere Eze has once again turn down the chance to represent Nigeria at senior level with hope of progressing with the U21 of England.
The €19.5 million signing from QPR in the summer trailed with the senior national team of Nigeria in 2017 but he has since gone on to represent England at U21 level.
He twice met with the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick but even at that refused to start the process of his switch of allegiance to Nigeria.
This season he has slowly walked his way into the starting lineup of Crystal Palace with a goal to his name and also a man of the match award for his performance against Leeds United.
His performance sparked calls for Nigeria to once again push for his services but the 22 year old says he is focused on England now but he will likely play for Nigeria in the future.
“I can [still play for Nigeria],” said Eze. “At the moment, I’m focused on my England Under-21 camp. I don’t want to put any type of pressure on myself and try to force anything now.
I’m focused on the Under-21s, playing for the Under-21s, training, trying to play as many games as I can, and I think that’s the most important thing right now for my development.”
